Friday, 23 April 2010
progress
The interview went unnervingly well actually, which is good. Now all I have to do is find something to keep me entertained tonight. I did have plans to see Ocean Colour Scene in London with Ben, but the gig has sold out and not even Ebay has tickets. Lame. The rest of them got their tickets at least a week before me, but I didn't even know I had today off until four days ago.
Sunday, 18 April 2010
A job at last!!!
Finally! After 6 months of jobhunting, I've got one!! Woohoo! Shiipiiiit!!! Its a French speaking market research role in Holborn. Pay rate is £8.85/hour. A little downside, I gota be at work for 8am. So I gota be up at 6.30. A little early, but I'll take it.
The funny thing is, I found the job ad in the Metro. So don't just do the online way. Look in the classified section of your local papers. You never know. Your dream job may be there......
The funny thing is, I found the job ad in the Metro. So don't just do the online way. Look in the classified section of your local papers. You never know. Your dream job may be there......
a life less ordinary?
Currently trying to get an interview with Your Move, a local estate agency, in order to opt out of the tedious dead-end job that we all know as Coral. At least there might be more career opportunities there, not to say commission too.
Monday, 5 April 2010
Jobhunting strategy/ Barcelona v Arsenal
Good evening my fellow people. Hope you've all enjoyed a wonderful 4 day Easter weekend. A much needed break from the stress of work, university and school. Me? A nice chill from the rigours of jobhunting. My interview schedule seems to be getting busier by the week. A good sign that my applications are not going unnoticed. Recruitment agencies are tough to get through to, so a tip for all jobseekers like myself. When you do manage to get contacted by one, make sure you keep in touch with them and keep chasing up any leads.
The main websites I use for jobhunting are totaljobs, reed, gumtree and a little bit of jobsite. There are several others, for example monster, fish4jobs and jobsearch. But alas, I don't have time to search on all of these sites, so I choose my favourites. There's no right/wrong site to use. They're all pretty much in the same mould. I recommend using a site that is user-friendly. One that displays sufficient information that you need to know about a job.
Most of the sites contain a list of job sectors, (e.g. if you go to reed or totaljobs). You'll find a broad spectrum to choose from. Accountancy, administration, banking, customer service, engineering, finance, IT, retail, sales......the list goes on. Click on a sector that you feel suits your strengths or background.
For example, in my case, I've had a history of working in telesales, customer service and office roles including data entry and administration work. So I look at similar roles in those areas. It would help if you have some work experience to put on your CV. If you don't have any experience, don't worry. Qualifications can help. e.g.GCSE's/A levels/BTEC/NVQ's. My highest qualifications are A levels, (attended university to no avail).
Once you've found an appropriate sector, you can now search for the jobs in that area. Most sites usually have an advanced job search where you can specify the area (e.g.London), the salary and the job type (e.g. temporary, permanent, contract, part time). This is a very useful tool as it narrows down the jobs to your requirement. Once you've found your job, apply, put in your CV and a covering letter.
Another useful aspect of most jobsites is that you can register with them and display your CV so it can be viewed by prospective employers. Furthermore, you can set up an e-mail service where the site will e-mail you the jobs that are most suited to you.
Enough of jobhunting. Who likes football? I'm an Arsenal fan, eagerly anticipating the crunch game against the European champions and favourites, Barcelona. The latest team news is not good. Bad news: Our 4 most important players are injured. Van Persie (long term), Arshavin, Fabregas and Song. The good news? Barcelona's 1st choice central defence (Pique and Puyol) are both suspended.
The team I would pick is 4-3-3: Almunia; Clichy, Vermaelen, Campbell, Sagna; Denilson, Nasri, Diaby; Rosicky, Eduardo, Bendtner.
The bench will definitely have our supersub Walcott. Possibly accompanied by Fabianksi, Silvestre, Eboue, Eastmond, Merida and Vela.
COME ON THE ARSENAL!!!
The main websites I use for jobhunting are totaljobs, reed, gumtree and a little bit of jobsite. There are several others, for example monster, fish4jobs and jobsearch. But alas, I don't have time to search on all of these sites, so I choose my favourites. There's no right/wrong site to use. They're all pretty much in the same mould. I recommend using a site that is user-friendly. One that displays sufficient information that you need to know about a job.
Most of the sites contain a list of job sectors, (e.g. if you go to reed or totaljobs). You'll find a broad spectrum to choose from. Accountancy, administration, banking, customer service, engineering, finance, IT, retail, sales......the list goes on. Click on a sector that you feel suits your strengths or background.
For example, in my case, I've had a history of working in telesales, customer service and office roles including data entry and administration work. So I look at similar roles in those areas. It would help if you have some work experience to put on your CV. If you don't have any experience, don't worry. Qualifications can help. e.g.GCSE's/A levels/BTEC/NVQ's. My highest qualifications are A levels, (attended university to no avail).
Once you've found an appropriate sector, you can now search for the jobs in that area. Most sites usually have an advanced job search where you can specify the area (e.g.London), the salary and the job type (e.g. temporary, permanent, contract, part time). This is a very useful tool as it narrows down the jobs to your requirement. Once you've found your job, apply, put in your CV and a covering letter.
Another useful aspect of most jobsites is that you can register with them and display your CV so it can be viewed by prospective employers. Furthermore, you can set up an e-mail service where the site will e-mail you the jobs that are most suited to you.
Enough of jobhunting. Who likes football? I'm an Arsenal fan, eagerly anticipating the crunch game against the European champions and favourites, Barcelona. The latest team news is not good. Bad news: Our 4 most important players are injured. Van Persie (long term), Arshavin, Fabregas and Song. The good news? Barcelona's 1st choice central defence (Pique and Puyol) are both suspended.
The team I would pick is 4-3-3: Almunia; Clichy, Vermaelen, Campbell, Sagna; Denilson, Nasri, Diaby; Rosicky, Eduardo, Bendtner.
The bench will definitely have our supersub Walcott. Possibly accompanied by Fabianksi, Silvestre, Eboue, Eastmond, Merida and Vela.
COME ON THE ARSENAL!!!
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